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RANT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pompous or pretentious talk or writing

Synonyms:

blah; bombast; claptrap; fustian; rant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rant" is a kind of...):

grandiloquence; grandiosity; magniloquence; ornateness; rhetoric (high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation)

Derivation:

rant (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

Synonyms:

harangue; rant; ranting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rant" is a kind of...):

declamation (vehement oratory)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rant"):

screed (a long monotonous harangue)

Derivation:

rant (talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Synonyms:

jabber; mouth off; rabbit on; rant; rave; spout

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "rant" is one way to...):

mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue rant

Derivation:

rant (pompous or pretentious talk or writing)

rant (a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion)

ranter (someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner)

ranting (a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion)

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